Paper Plate Scarecrow

Use the template in the template tab to trace the hat, nose and cheeks.Trace hands onto yellow paper and cut out. Glue together as shown. Add yellow strips of construction paper for"straw hair"

Transparency Leaves

A great way to decorate your windows and bring a little Fall in your classroom! These were made with transparency paper, watered down glue, tissue paper and a leaf frame. First "paint" the glue onto the transparency paper then add 1x1 inch squares of yellow,red,orange and green tissue paper. Paint on another layer of glue and add another piece of transparency on top to glue together. Insert between the leaf frame and glue together, Hint: the frame was made from a die cut (the outside).

Leaf Wreath

Cut out the center of a large paper plate and attach "fake" leaves with glue.

Tissue Paper Fall Tree

You Will Need:

•Variety of tissue paper in fall colors; yellow, green,red,brown,orange•Tree template from template tab above (trace or copy onto white construction paper for each child)•Brown crayons or markers•glueWhat To Do:•Have children color their trees first with brown markers or crayons.•Cut tissue paper into 2x2 squares (prepare ahead of time)•spread the different colored squares out on table so each child can have access to all colors.•Have children put small dots of glue on the branches and crumple up tissue paper to put on dots (these are the "leaves") You can help children with this if they have little or no experience with glue. Tip: using the end of pencil to press down the tissue paper to the glue helps avoid sticky fingers.

Finger Print Fall Trees

Leaf Window Clinger

You will need:• transparency paper (the kind you use for overhead projectors)• leaf template (from template tab)• 1/4 cup white glue• 7-10 drops of yellow, green, red, or orange food coloring • paint brushWhat to do:* cut out leaves from transparency paper using the leaf stencil (one per child)* Mix white glue and food coloring in a small bowl * brush a thick layer of the glue/food coloring mix onto the leaf leaving no "white" space* let dry for 24 hours* peel off the "leaf" and cling to any window!

Leaf Prints•Use dried out leaves for this project• Tape a piece of white paper over a leaf onto the table (to keep paper in place)•rub crayons over the leaf for a beautiful leaf rubbing

Five Fat Turkeys

I place this on our door around Thanksgiving time when we are singing the Five Fat Turkey's song. It is made from a blue and green poster board then laminated. The kids love it.

Paper Plate Spider

What To Do:• cut out the center of one plate and paint it black as well as the other plate, allow to dry• glue head and body together, add eyes• fold strips of black construction paper accordion style and glue onto body.

Apple Print Caterpillar

Cut an apple in half and dip into red, yellow, or green paint and stamp onto small paper plates. Connect using a hole puncher and yarn. Add multi-colored feet, googly eyes, pom pom for nose and a pipe cleaner for the antennaes.

Hand Bat

Use a small paper plate of cut out the center of a big one and paint it black. Trace child's hand on black paper and cut it out. Glue together like picture and add googly eyes.

Torn Paper Pumpkin

Edible Witch's Hat

What You Need:• Chocolate Cookies• Chocolate Icing• Chocolate KissesWhat To Do:• Use a small dab of icing to "glue" the kiss to the top of a chocolate cookie • Enjoy!

Edible Jack-O-Lantern

What You Need:• Caramel Rice Cakes• Yellow Chocolate Candies or candy corn for eyes• Brown mini chocolate candies or raisens for mouth• Banana shaped candies or candy corn for nose• Orange Icing (you can mix white icing with orange food coloring)• Green Taffy for leafWhat To Do:• Spread icing over top of rice cake• Add Eyes, mouth and nose with candies• pull apart taffy and form leaf for top

Spider Cookies

What you need:• chocolate sandwich cookies• black lace licorice• white frosting • mini chocolate candies or red hots • white icingWhat to do:• open cookie and lay legs across so you have 8 legs. • place top over the legs• add two chocolate candies or red hots for eyes using the white icing.....YUMMY!

Paper Bag pumpkin

Stuff a lunch sized paper bag with news paper, tie at the top with a green pipe cleaner and paint orange for this simple to make pumpkin. Add eyes, nose and mouth from yellow construction paper for a Jack-O-lantern!

Blow up a balloon to about the size of a small pumpkin and tie. Mix equal parts water and flour in a bowl. Tear strips of newspaper and dip one at a time into the flour and water mixture. Cover the balloon and smooth. For the last layer use plain newsprint paper (easier to paint). Allow to dry for about 24 hours. Paint orange and add a pipe cleaner for the leaves by tying around the top of the balloon.

Counting Acorns

Cut out squirrels from paper and color. Attach to the side of cups like above. Place the amount of acorns in the cup that is on the squirrels belly.

Coffee Filter Pumpkins

Leaf Prints

Paint the back side of a leaf with tempera paint. Press a piece of white construction paper on top of the leaf and rub. Remove paper to reveal a beautiful leaf!

What to do:*cut out enough leaves for each child to do at least one (they will want to do more)*use the plastic cups for the paint (one color in each)*put 1 marble in each cup along with a spoon*place the leaf on the bottom of the bin and using the spoon "find" marble in the paint and scoop it out. Place on the leaf. (do this for all the colors)*roll the marbles all around the leaf (encourage the children to do this slowly, we have had many marbles "fly" across the room.)*remove leaf and allow to dry

November Check-In Board

Click on photo for tree Template and make this check-in board by tracing the tree onto green paper,cut out and glue to a piece of white poster board. Add magnets to the board and back of Turkey's to connect. The children take their Turkey from the large feather and move it to a tree as they arrive each morning. Click on feather below to get turkey template. Be sure to laminate the boards and Turkeys BEFORE you pet the magnetic tape on.

Owl CraftYou will need:• Brown, orange and white construction paper.• Glue sticks• owl template (just click on template tab to get the template)What to do:* Using the template to trace pieces, simply glue together using the picture above for reference. Very easy!

Paper Bag Bat

Paper Plate Bat

What you need:• 3 paper plates per child• black construction paper• black paint• googly eyesWhat to do:• cut out the center of one of the paper plates and paint it black • paint the other two paper plates black, dry.• cut one paper plate in half (for wings)• cut out feet and glue googly eyes on.

Leaf People

Collect Leaves and have fun making leaf people! Simply Glue them to the paper, add eyes and a mouth!

Scarecrow Puppet

This Scarecrow Puppet is easy to make using a large craft stick and scarecrow template in the template tab. Just color and glue! Read the poem below:I'm a scary scarecrow made of straw (stretch hands out)Listening for the crows to caw (cover ears)I watch the field all day and night too (put hand to forehead like you are searching)If a crow comes by, I just yell BOO! (yell boo)

Paper Plate Spider Web

What You Need:• Sturdy white paper plates• Hole puncher• White yarn• Bobby pins• Spider ringsWhat To Do:• Punch holes around the plate like above• Attach one end of yarn through first hole and tie off• Attach bobby pin to other end and weave the yarn through the hole going across the plate back and forth, tie off end when all yarn is gone• Cut ring part in the midde and attach to the web

Spider Hat

Cut out the center of a paper plate and paint it black. Add eyes and fold strips of construction paper accordian style and glue to plate.

Paper Plate Ghost

Attach white crepe paper to a paper plate, add googly eyes and color a mouth with a marker.

Hand Pumpkin Patch

Close hand into a fist and paint the knuckle side of the hand orange. Press down onto white paper to make a Pumpkin Patch. Use fingerprints dipped in brown for the stem and green for the leaves. Add grass and sky with crayons or markers.

Five Little Pumpkins

Edible Ghost Cookies

What You Need:• Vienna Fingers• White Icing• Mini chocolate candies• Plastic knivesWhat To Do:• Cover the top and side of the cookies with icing using plastic knives• Add chocolate candies for eyes and mouth

What's Inside?

Create this "Look And See" pumpkin by fastening two pumpkins made from construction paper together. Glue white yarn and pumpkin seeds in the inside. (See Below)

3D Pumpkin

Step #1 Cut Out two orange circles.

Step #2Glue strips of paper onto circle like shown below.

Step #3Glue other end of strips to top circle to make pumpkin like below.

Marble Pumpkin Painting

Cut out various sizes of pumpkins from white construction paper. Place a pumpkin on the bottom of a shallow bin. Squirt orange paint onto the pumpkin and place marbles in paint. Roll the marbles around by picking up the bin and tilting so they cover the pumpkin.

Pumpkin Seed Counting Book

Create the Pumpkin Counting book above by fastening pumpkins cut out from construction paper like above. Print the following out on paper, use craft scissors to cut out and glue the corresponding number to each page.1 Pumpkin Seed sits quiet as can be2 Pumpkin Seeds say "We cannot see!"3 Pumpkin Seeds don't make a sound4 Pumpkin Seeds hear carving all around5 Pumpkin Seeds can see the light6 Pumpkin Seeds enjoy the sight7 Pumpkin Seeds are scooped away8 Pumpkin Seeds want to stay9 Pumpkin Seeds baked golden brown10 Pumpkin Seeds planted in the ground~Debby Hill